Tyson is 3 Months Old!

Tyson Grady is 3 months old today! He's changing so much- he loves to smile very big smiles- and will "talk" all day with you. He still loves to take baths and hates when its over. He is very wiggley and sometimes it hard to even hold on to him. He has been sleeping from about 8pm to 4am!!! Then again unitl 7 or so. Ahhh- its so nice- I just hope it's to stay! He usually wakes up very happy in the morning! While that is nice, his napping isn't- I havent been able to get him to sleep on his own for more then a few minutes in a long time. So if anyone has ideas- we are more then happy to hear them! He got a new playmat with jungle animal toys hanging down- it lights up and plays music which he seems to really enjoy. It takes him a few minutes each time to figure out he can touch the toys but once he does he likes it. We have been working on rolling over. He hasn't cared for tummy time much in the past but is getting better so I do it as much as I can without making him upset or overwhelming him!! He still hates to have a dirty diaper(which I dont blame him) and will let you know if he wants it changes, if we happen not to know it already! He seems to know when dinner time is and insists on eating the same time we do! A friend let us borrow a front pack to carry him in and I am excited to start using it now that he can hold his head up pretty good(except when he's tired, he seems to get a little lazy with it!) He loves to watch out the windows of the car when we're driving and likes it when I sing to him and help him dance to the songs! When I go to the store not many people come up to look at him- but Kurt and I were at JCPenny's, Kurt was holding Tyson and lady after lady after lady would come up and talk to Kurt about how cute Tyson was. I guess Kurt is more approachable then me or something. Or maybe these ladies like both my guys!! All in all he is a great baby and we love him to death.

Road Trip

Cousins

Starks Kids

This past weekend we made a road trip to see mty family in Wyoming...yup took a 14 hour drive with a 2 month old!!! I will admit I was NERVOUS! But he actually did reaaly good. I kept telling Kurt that I wish he was old enough to reward him in some way by getting icecream or something because we were so proud of him! We split up the trip into two days- we first went to Salt Lake which is an 8 hour drive, stayed with Kurts aunt and uncle who made us a super good breakfast before we headed out the next moring. From there we drove on to Laramie which is a 6 hour drive(well suppose to be). We stopped in Rock Springs to meet my Dad for lunch(he was there on a trip)which took forever. I mean I really loved having the one on one time with Dad but I dont think I have ever been to a slower Subway. We stood in line for almost half an hour with only 3 people infront of us. Then we stopped at Taco Time for my bovarian cream empanada(its a tradition! mmm!) on the way out where Tyson had a little melt down that set us back another 30 minutes or so. Rock Springs did not do so well for us- not to mention all the stinkin' contruction between there and Laramie...grrr. The rest of the weekend was packed full of lots of quality family time. It was the first time in a long time all 5 kids and their families were together- plus a bunch of my cousins and aunt and uncle were there, and my grandma flew in to meet Tyson too! ahhh-he's so loved! We had a really good time reminiscing! And again Tyson did great!

Monday was our 2nd anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY:) Which we celebrated by.....spending time with the family! Pretty romantic huh?! Just kidding- on our way back Kurt got us a hotel in Salt Lake which was really nice- and we went out to eat there! Plus we bought ourselves the truck which we agreed would be our gift to each other. It was another amazing year!

Baby Blessing

Kurts parents came to visit this week for Tyson's Baby Blessing! The day was pretty emotional for me which I think I held in pretty well until it came time for the actual blessing- then I couldn't hold it in anymore and bawled my eyes out! I remember seeing others in the ward bless their babies and tried to imagine what it would be like when our day came- well it has finally come but I couln't have imagined it would to br so great! I am so thankful for a worthy preisthood holder in our home to be able to give this amazing blessing to our children.

A new addition to the family!

Kurt and I decided yesterday to start a search for a new car... little did we know the search would come to an end so quickly! We now have a new Ford Sport track. We were looking for an SUV but fell in love with the sport track- it has just as much room as the SUV but with the benefits of a truck! I have to admit, it is a little sad to see the Taurus go...

Motherhood:-An-Eternal-Partnership

Motherhood:-An-Eternal-Partnership

Tyson is a month old!

TYSON IS A MONTH OLD TODAY!!! He stays awake a lot more during the day now- which he likes to smile and wiggle through! We are getting into somewhat of a daily routine-which helps me actually accomplish things around the house since I can somewhat expect when he'll be asleep! Ahhh cant wait to see what comes in the next month

4 week check-up

Tyson had his 4 week check-up yesterday- even though he isnt quite 4 weeks old. He is 8lbs 13 oz and 21 1/4iches long- which means he gained the weight back that he had lost at his one week check-up plus another pound, and grew an inch and a 1/4! Yay:) We decided also to wait to give him a pacifier until he was atleast 4 weeks old and he was nursing better- which I am happy to say both have come!!! I cant believe its already been 4 weeks!